Controversy (album)
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Controversy is Prince's 4th album, released October 14, 1981. It was the follow up to 1980's Dirty Mind. The title track is an impressive funk workout, where Prince seems to be bored of the media attention he's receiving... but one gets the impression he was quite enjoying it. "Do Me, Baby" is a classic Prince ballad, with falsetto whoops and camp outbursts peppering the track. "Private Joy" is an upbeat, synthesizer romp layered with saucy innuendo. "Let's Work" is a highlight...stripped down synth-funk which clearly predicts the 1999 album. "Annie Christian" is a weird number with sinister lyrics. The album finishes with the rather crude rockabilly ode to mutual masturbation, "Jack U Off". This record so far is considered to be his most political. The album is also an important stepping stone from his early works to the more mature song-writing of the mid 1980s.
- no.3 R&B-chart
- no.21 pop-chart
Track listing
(all tracks written by Prince)- "Controversy" – 7:14
- "Sexuality" – 4:20
- "Do Me, Baby" – 7:47
- "Private Joy" – 4:25
- "Ronnie, Talk to Russia" – 1:48
- "Let's Work" – 3:57
- "Annie Christian" – 4:21
- "Jack U Off" – 3:12
Singles and
"Controversy"
- "Controversy" (#70 US, #3 US R&B)
- "Controversy"
- When You Were Mine"
"Let's Work"
- "Let's Work" (#9 US R&B)
- "Let's Work"
- "Ronnie, Talk to Russia"
- "Gotta Stop (Messin' About)" (US 12")
"Let's Work"
- "Do Me, Baby" (promo single)
- "Do Me, Baby"
- "Private Joy"
External links
Controversy [lyrics].
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